Principal Software Engineer

OneDrive and SharePoint are rapidly growing services at the center of Microsoft's cloud, interacting with almost every part of Microsoft. You would be a part of a team that is fundamentally changing the way that millions of people use their devices and interact with the most important content for their home, work, and school. 

We are looking for a smart, agile, and intellectually curious Principal Software Engineer who loves creating and building things that delight and protect our customers. You will be working with a team of amazing engineers, PMs, and designers, and work closely with other teams across Microsoft to deliver large scale, distributed architectures, and features to meet OneDrive and SharePoint's core service needs. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• You will work in large-scale distributed systems that are critical for customers around the world. 
• You will design and deliver services that manage internet-scale data stores, enable best-in-the-world file and site browsing and editing performance, or add innovative features to how people manage and interact with their data. 
• You will contribute to and help shape the vibrant, inclusive engineering culture of OneDrive & SharePoint. 
• You will be expected to do deep, data-driven, collaborative design for additions and changes to our products. 
• You will write clean, efficient code and comprehensive tests. 
• You will build excellent coverage with metrics and telemetry to ensure we understand exactly what is happening with our services at all times. 
• You will deliver features that will support and serve hundreds of millions of customers around the world. 
• Embody our culture and values 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in building and architecting large-scale enterprise solutions

Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

• Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components. 

• Awareness, passion, and experience related to cloud scale distributed design and patterns. 

• Familiarity with secure software design concepts.  

• Proven track record of delivering projects that include multiple components.  

• Ability and eagerness to work across and partner with multiple engineering teams to achieve business goals. 

• Experience collaborating with peers and partner teams to meet joint engineering goals.

• Solid coding, debugging, algorithm design, and problem-solving skills. 
• Experience with cloud-scale services and server/service management features. 
• Able to learn new systems quickly and adapt new methodologies to our services. 
• Experience building backend services and working with APIs
• Expertise or exposure to AI technologies

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, with